diff --git a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
index 62e826e67..26bc810e4 100644
--- a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
+++ b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ const mustacheInjectBlock = {
 const superSubScripts = {
 	name  : 'superSubScripts',
 	level : 'inline',
-	start(src) { return src.match(/.*\^\^(.+)\^\^/)?.index; },  // Hint to Marked.js to stop and check for a match
+	start(src) { return src.match(/\^\^[^\s].+[^\s]\^\^/m)?.index; },  // Hint to Marked.js to stop and check for a match
 	tokenizer(src, tokens) {
-		const superRegex = /\^\^(.+)\^\^/y;
-		const subRegex = /\^\^\^(.+)\^\^\^/y;
+		const superRegex = /^\^\^([^\s\^][^\^]*[^\s\^])\^\^/m;
+		const subRegex = /^\^\^\^([^\s\^][^\^]*[^\s\^])\^\^\^/m;
 		let isSuper = false;
 		let match = subRegex.exec(src);
 		if(!match){